If Anton Chekov had been an Indian and this short-story of his had had its dramatic setting on an Indian Railways train, running through the countryside somewhere in post-Independence India, he would probabably have changed the title of the story to: “Oh! The Republic”! I shall explain why a little later below in this essay.Continue reading “The “Literature of Victimisation”: a double-edged sword: (Part-3 of 3) – CONCLUDED”
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The “Literature of Victimisation”: a double-edged sword: (Part-1 of 2)
Many in the world today are quite aware of what in recent decades has gained not only popular but also academic recognition as a distinct literary genre called the “literature of victimisation”. For those who have such awareness but may not be able, when asked, to define it, it perhaps worth reminding them about theContinue reading “The “Literature of Victimisation”: a double-edged sword: (Part-1 of 2)”